From Screens to Battlefields

The book shows how hostile rhetoric on state-controlled Russian TV contributed to the Russian public’s widespread acceptance of the invasion of Ukraine.

“Propaganda is a vital part of Russia's war machine. This book coolly and authoritatively deconstructs how Russian propaganda has helped create a paranoid population, fearful that it is surrounded by enemies, and ready to acquiesce to and support Russia's wars of aggression. If we are to prevent future catastrophes—this is the sort of analysis that provides the understanding.” —Peter Pomerantsev, Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins University